Happy Families

On May 15, 1994, which has been designated International Family Day and International Family Year, several journalists from Women of China magazine interviewed families in Beijing.     

Hairdressing Makes Her Happy

"I can't stand this any longer," said Yin Xiwen who was determined to do something of her own. One day in 1988, 17-year-old Yin resigned from her job and bid farewell to the stable work and welfare that she had enjoyed in a stateowned enterprise. Her bold action drew attention and caused many comments. "She's like a new-bom calf making little of a tiger. She hasn't even left a route of retreat for herself," people remarked. However, Yin Xiwen said, "I don't want to have a route of retreat. Only by doing this can I find a path of my own." At a corner in Dahongmen, in the southern suburb of Beijing, is the small Mingwu Hairdressing salon. The owner of this small business is Yin Xiwen. Several years ago I happened upon the     

Happy Birthday（散文）

我不能确定我能感受到什么程度，但我知道，每一年每一年，有三个日子对我来说是永远地改变了。小米的生日，小南的生日和我自己的生日。     

Remind Yourself to Be Happy

FROM childhood we have gotten used to living according to the advice of others from time to time. When the weather changed, your mother reminded you to put on more clothes. When you made a new friend, your father reminded you to be careful of his intentions. When you saw some success, your friends and family reminded you that you shouldn't be too proud. And when you yourself are     

狗狗Happy屋赚钱情趣多

“宠物不得入内”让人怜小时候,我家里养了一只叫“将军”的英国卷毛狮子狗, 小家伙特别忠诚,每天下午放学时,“将军”总是坐在门口等待着我的归来,我的童年也因这只可爱乖巧的宠物狗而充满快乐。 2002年,我从旅游学校毕业后,和几个同学一起到北京闯荡,不久进了海淀区一家五星级宾馆当礼仪小姐。一天, 在北影厂工作的表姐来我的住处玩,她带来的一只纯种博美, 诱发了我的宠物情结,后来我有了自己的西施犬。     

年末社交季：我只要Happy,不要尴尬!

圣诞节狂欢、新年派对、结婚喜宴……年底各种社交聚会多起来了,每个人都希望在聚会上成为最亮眼、最得体、最受欢迎的客人,但是,总有许多始料未及的事发生一一遇到聊不到一起的客人,怎么办？老友相逢,却变成一场推销秀;叙友情,却卷进八卦风暴中;精心打扮去赴宴,却发现自己成了壁花……     

East or West——All Want A Happy and Harmonious Family

The Institute of Social Science at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently held a discussion. Members of the visiting delegation of the World Peace Family Federation participated in the meeting. All participants clearly expressed their common wish:     

Happy Doing Good? How Workers' Career Orientations and Job Satisfaction Relate in Grassroots Human Services

ABSTRACT

Job satisfaction has long been a focus of human services managers and researchers. Yet recent trends in what workers want from their jobs and careers may challenge the current understanding of this important phenomenon. There is limited understanding, in particular, of human services workers' potentially diverse orientations toward their work and how those preferences relate to job satisfaction. These factors are considered using unique data from a population of domestic violence agencies. Results show that newer human services employees report valuing opportunities for entrepreneurialism at work more than their veteran coworkers, while senior staff state stronger preferences for jobs that facilitate work-life balance. Across all employees, a preference for work seen as advancing a social cause is positively linked to job satisfaction, while a desire for job autonomy is negatively related to satisfaction. Finally, the work-life balance preferences only of newer staff are positively related to their satisfaction. The article concludes with a discussion of strategies for managing employees' multidimensional preferences for work.     

Harm Reduction and Electronic Gambling Machines: Does this Pair Make a Happy Couple or is Divorce Foreseen?

Recent empirical studies have evaluated if modifying electronic gambling machine (EGM) structural features could encourage safer gambling behaviors and decrease gambling-related problems. Several of these studies refer to Harm Reduction (HR), suggesting that the HR paradigm is useful to design, implement and test the efficacy of various prevention and treatment programs applied to EGM users. After reviewing the origins of HR and specifying its operational definition, this paper discusses the relevance of the HR framework for the study of measures related to EGM use and gambling in general. Examples are given to illustrate the arguments. The results show that HR has been over-inclusive in the field of gambling. A specific and operational definition and application of the HR framework is required for HR to be useful for the advancement of research in the gambling field. Disclosure: At the time of the study, Michael Cantinotti held a scholarship from the Loterie Romande (public-benefit lottery in Switzerland) for his doctoral studies. This study was funded by the Fonds pour la prévention et le traitement du jeu of the Fondation de l’Université Laval. During the study, the Centre québécois d’excellence pour la prévention et le traitement du jeu received financial support from the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec, the Fonds Québécois de la Recherche pour la Santé et la Culture, Loto-Québec, the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Center, and Harrah’s Operating Funds.